Designing and running randomised trials in health, education, and the social sciences
By: David J. Torgerson and Carole J. Torgerson.
Contributors: Torgerson, Carole.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230537354; 9780230537361
Subjects: Clinical trials; Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology; Health Services Research; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic -- methods; Education; Research Design; Social Sciences
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Background to controlled trials; title: The limitations of before and after designs; title: History of controlled trials; title: What is special about randomisation?; title: Sources of bias in randomised trials - Placebo and sham trials; title: Pragmatic and explanatory trials; title: Designs to deal with participants' preferences; title: Cluster randomised controlled trials; title: Unequal randomisation; title: Factorial randomised controlled trials - Pilot randomised controlled trials; title: Sample size and analytical issues; title: Measuring outcomes; title: Recruitment into randomised trials; title: Systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials; title: Economic evaluation alongside randomised trials; title: Conclusions.